Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator Version 1.4 Command Line Interface User's Guide
The omupdate command allows you to select an update package to update your system's BIOS, firmware, and RAID controller drivers remotely.
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NOTE: Although this section lists all possible omupdate commands, the commands available on your system depend on your system configuration. If you try to get help or execute a command for a component or package that is not installed on your system, Server Administrator issues a message that the component is not "found on this system." |
Table 6-1 is a high-level summary of the omupdate command. The column titled "Command level 2" lists the major arguments that can be used with omupdate. One name=value pair is needed for some commands to execute. The name=value pair contains what are often called parameters of a command. "User privilege required" refers to the type of privilege you need to perform the command, where U=User, P=Power User, and A=Administrator. "Use" is a very general statement about the actions that can be performed using the omupdate command. More details about syntax and use of the command appear later in this section.
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NOTE: Whenever you have a fully qualified path or filename that contains spaces, you must place double quotation marks around the string. For example, if your update package is located at c:\update files\bios\bios.zip, you must place the fully qualified path in double quotations because there is a space between "update" and "files." The following is an example command using this path=file string: |
omupdate biosupdate path="c:\update files\bios\bios.zip"
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Command level 1 |
Command level 2 |
Name=value pair |
User privilege required |
Use |
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Displays version number and details for the Server Administrator program. | ||||
Performs the BIOS update. You must specify the absolute path of the update package file. | ||||
Performs the firmware update. You must specify the absolute path of the update package file. | ||||
Displays a version report of all the components you can update. |
Use the omupdate -? command to get a list of the available commands for omupdate.
Use omupdate <command level 2> -? to get help on the level 2 commands about, biosupdate, fwupdate, and version.
To find out what happens when you run the command omupdate version, type:
omupdate version -?
A short description of the command's output appears:
Use the omupdate about command to learn the product name and version number of the systems management application installed on your system. The following is example output from the omupdate about command:
: Server Administrator |
For more detail about the environment for Server Administrator, type:
omupdate about details=true
Server Administrator includes a number of services, each of which has a version number of its own. The Contains field reports version numbers for the services and provides other useful details. The output that follows is an example, and it can change depending on your configuration and the version of Server Administrator that is available:
Use the omupdate biosupdate command to specify the absolute path of a BIOS update package file and the device type. To run the omupdate biosupdate command, type:
omupdate biosupdate path=<file>
For the <file> variable, you must enter the fully qualified path and filename of the BIOS update package file.
Use the omupdate drac2fwupdate command to specify the absolute path of a DRAC II firmware update package file. To run the omupdate fwupdate command, type:
omupdate drac2fwupdate path=<file>
For the <file> variable, enter the fully qualified path and filename of the update package file. For example:
omupdate drac2fwupdate path="c:\temp\drac2.zip"
When you enter the path and filename of an update package, the system validates the update package file. If the update package file is valid, a message similar to the following appears:
The update package has successfully updated your firmware. The DRAC II is resetting right now. Wait for a few minutes before accessing the card.
Use the omupdate fwupdate command to specify the absolute path of a firmware update package file. To run the omupdate fwupdate command, type:
omupdate fwupdate path=<file>
For the <file> variable, enter the fully qualified path and filename of the update package file.
When you enter the path and filename of an update package, the system validates the update package file. If the update package file is valid, the system reports that the update is in progress. An example message that appears when a valid update package is being applied resembles the following:
A firmware update is in progress. This may take a few minutes. Please wait.
When the update completes successfully, the system reports:
Your firmware has been successfully updated.
The next message prompts you to reboot your system to make the new firmware available.
Use the omupdate percdrupdate command to specify the absolute path of a RAID controller device driver update file and the device type. To run the omupdate percdrupdate command, type:
omupdate percdrupdate path=<file> device=<type>
For the <file> variable, enter the fully qualified path and filename of the update package file. For the <type> variable, enter SCSI, PERC3, PERC2, PERC4, CERC, or ROMB (PERC3 is the default).
When you enter the path and filename of an update package, the system validates the update package file. If the update package file is valid, the system reports that the update is in progress. An example message that appears when a valid update package is being applied resembles the following:
RAID firmware/driver update is in progress. This may take a few minutes. Please wait.
When the update completes successfully, the system reports:
Your RAID firmware/driver has been successfully updated. Please reboot for the changes to take effect.
Use the omupdate percfwupdate command to specify the absolute path of a RAID controller firmware update file and the device type. To run the omupdate percfwupdate command, type:
omupdate percfwupdate path=<file> device=<type>
For the <file> variable, enter the fully qualified path and filename of the update package file. For the <type> variable, enter SCSI, PERC3, PERC2, PERC4, CERC, or ROMB (PERC3 is the default).
When you enter the path and filename of an update package, the system validates the update package file. If the update package file is valid, the system reports that the update is in progress. An example message that appears when a valid update package is being applied resembles the following:
PERC firmware update is in progress. This may take a few minutes. Please wait.
When the update completes successfully, the system reports:
Your PERC firmware has been successfully updated.
The next message prompts you to reboot your system to make the new RAID firmware available.
Use the omupdate racfwupdate command to update the package file after you enter the path and filename. To run the racfwupdate command, type:
omupdate racfwupdate path=<file>
If the update package file is valid, the system reports that the update is in progress. For example:
rac firmware update is in progress. This may take a few minutes. Please wait.
When the update is completed successfully, the system reports:
Your RAC firmware has been successfully updated. Your RAC card is resetting right now.
The message asks you to wait while the card resets. After a minute, you can access the updated RAC.
Use the omupdate version command to learn the name and version number of each installed BIOS, firmware, systems management, and operating system package installed on your system.
The following is example output from the omupdate version command:
Version Report
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Main System Chassis
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Name : BIOS
Version : A08
Updateable : Yes
Name : Embedded System Management Controller
Version : 5.43
Updateable : Yes
Name : Primary Backplane
Version : 5.51
Updateable : Yes
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Software
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Name : Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Version : Service Pack 2 (Build 2195)
Updateable : N/A
Name : Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
Version : 1.x.x
Updateable : N/A
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PERC Firmware
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Name : DELL CERC ATA100/4ch Firmware
Driver Version : H661
Updateable : Yes
Name : DELL PERC 3/DC Firmware
Driver Version : 161N
Updateable : Yes
Name : DELL PERC 3/QC Firmware
Driver Version : 161N
Updateable : Yes
Name : DELL PERC 2/Si Firmware
Driver Version : 2.7.0.3552
Updateable : Yes
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PERC Driver
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Name : DELL PERC 3/QC RAID Controller Driver
Driver Version : 5.31.0.0
Updateable : Yes
Name : DELL PERC 3/DC PERC 3/DCL RAID Controller
Driver
Driver Version : 5.31.0.0
Updateable : Yes
Name : DELL CERC ATA100/4ch RAID Controller Driver
Driver Version : 5.31.0.0
Updateable : Yes
Name : Dell PERC 2/Si RAID Controller Driver
Driver Version : 2.5.0.3070
Updateable : N/A